Arm rest



March 15 1927' LQD. HoUcK ARMREST Filed Sept. 23, VIA1926 i INVENTOR. im A, 34m/t ATToRNgY.

Patented lMar. 15, 1927.-

UNITED sTAjrEs LonEN D. Houck, or TOLEDO, omo.

AAmit BEST.

Applicatign led September 23, 1926. Serial No. 137,283.

A further object of the invention is to,l

- provide a light detachable arm rest which' can be cheaplyconstructed and which .will be of good appearance, and which `can be detached or transferred from one place to another as convenience may require.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in'which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the arm rest and its attaching brackets. Fig. 2 is a cross-section A of the device applied to the door or body of a vehicle.

' In the drawings, 6 indicates a vehicle door or body which may have the ordinary sliding glass 7 therein. This construction is Acommon in automobile bodies. To this door or other part of the body is fixed a pair of brackets each of which consists in the form shown of a back plate 8 and a front late 9, the latter of which is offset to orm a socket-10 to-receive the leg 11 of an angular fixture having a top part 12 which is riveted to the under side bf the top 13 of the arm rest propexgthe upper part of the fixture projecting thru a slot at 14 formed in the inner wall of the arm rest.

The arm rest proper preferably consists -of aghollow casing shape from sheet metal such as aluminum, mththe top properly curved to give a comfortable and ornamental `or driver.

shape. The sheet 'metal is pressed into shape to form the top wall 13, inner wall 14, outer Wall 15, and end walls 16, withv the hollow opening underneath, and if desired it may be covered with any suitable material according to the trimming or finish of the vehicle body. `One of the attaching fixtures 4is preferably provided at each end v50 of the rest, but this number may be modified if desired. y

The legs 11 of the fixtures itin socket 10 atfa sliding t and require no other fastening. The arm rests may be lifted off when not desired for use. When put in place it will support the arm or elbow of the rider The construction lshown is symmetrical, and thus the arm rest can be transferred from the right to the left side or vice versa and can be instantly detached or placed in position.

The invention is not limited to the special form shown, but var ious modifications can be made within the scope thereof.

I claim: Y

1. A detachable a'rm rest comprisin a hollow metal body and a' fixture attac ed to the under side of the top of the `body and projecting thru the side wall theieof and having an angular armadapted toA lit in a. socket. f

2. An' arm rest consisting of a hollow pressed metal body having a slot in the inner side wall, and a fixture secured to the under side of the top of the body and projecting thru the slot and having an angular arm depending be'side the inner wall and adapted. to engage in the socket on the sideof .a support.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature.

i LoREN D. nouc'l.v 

